Karkarpko Island

Karkarpko Island (Ostrov Karkarpko) is a small island in the Chukchi Sea. It is close to the coast, being only 3 km (1.9 mi) away to the east from the landtip north of Cape Vankarem in the Chukotka Peninsula.[1]

Karkarpko
Location of Karkarpko Island
Geography
LocationChukchi Sea
Coordinates67.841°N 175.758°W / 67.841; -175.758
Length0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Administration

This island is only 0.6 km (0.37 mi) in length.

Karkarpko Island has a Stationary Observation Site for environmental observations, like the monitoring of species.[2]

See also

References

  1. Location
  2. "Stationary Observation Site" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
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